Parshvabhyuday

Author(s): Jinsenacharya, M G Kothari
Publisher: Gulabchand Hirachand Doshi

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roof of the temple dedicated to Jina, possessing body enlightened by the red lustre of evening and by lightning, as a beautiful canopy spread in the sky. Moreover, those courtezans, frightened by His thunders, cherishing doubt as 'what is this ?;' having their faces turned aslant a little, having dangling necklaces rolling on their tremulous breasts, would cast on Him their beautiful side-glances which would be as much long as the rows of bees. On entering upon a discourse with reference to the musical instruments, He, proficient in manifesting His devotion to Jina, revealing resonant sounds of drums in the form of His rumbling thunders, descended circuitously upon a grove of trees possessing very tall and big branches, should, keeping silence, listen to the hymns of praise recited by sages engaged in praying. At the time when He would be listening to the prayers, He, expanding His bodily form in the sky, worshipping Jina by waving lights in the form of lightnings very gladly, assuming the evening-lustre red like that of a fresh Japā-flower, would be looked at again and again as if cherishing fondness for the worship of the Lord. Worshipping, like Indra, Jina, the protector of animals, possessing excellent beauty becoming manifest of its own accord, having His body endowed with a new form modified according to His liking or with lustre like that of the neck of a peacock, winning high praise expressed with a cry
well done, well done !' at the time of the performance of a dance, should not give up His very strong desire for the fresh flowers of Nāgakesara. He, after performing a dance, with His devotion noticed for a long time with her eyes rendered motionless owing to their rolling being subsided by Bhavāni | Saci ), highly praised by her before her husband in the words as “This one is not terrible but beautiful,' possessing a very beautiful form, should make the actress, the agreeable lightning, dance on the platform in the form of the sky beautiful on account of the scattered flowers in the form of stars. Having perceived the
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